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"I deeply believe that movies are one of America's greatest art forms and an important way for us to share stories and spend quality time through the screen. Cinema is like my home, and yet there are people in this place of purity and hope. To engage in such an intolerable act of brutal violence is a devastating blow to me -- Wayne Greenberg!"

"This is published uniformly in the Los Angeles Times, the Washington Post and the New York Times. These are authoritative media!" While eating a sandwich, Actor-Henry muttered to his friends the newspaper. , the seven or eight boys and girls around are obviously much more mature than they were two years ago.

Looking at his friends, Ector Henry swallowed his last bite of bread and said: "Do you still remember to go to the screening of "Happy Death Day" together?"

A little fat man put down the Predator model he was playing with and suddenly sighed. "Yes, we are all seniors this year. I still remember that year we all went to see "Happy Death Day" together. It was a story about us college students themselves."

"But this movie called "Joker" caused the tragedy in the cinema." Ector Henry's girlfriend pointed at the newspaper with a frown. "Didn't we agree to give up on this unfortunate film and wait to watch Tom Hanks' "Sleepless in Seattle" together?"

Just like they did more than two years ago, these friends still like to gather in Xiaopang and Actor's dormitory to discuss summer vacation plans and arrangements together.

Originally, they watched "Happy Death Day" together, and the next year they watched "Get Out". However, tickets for "Joker" this year were too hard to get. In the first few weeks, it was impossible to get a ticket.

When they could easily buy movie tickets, another horrific movie theater shooting occurred, so several people decided to give up on this ominous movie and wait for the romantic comedy "Sleepless in Seattle."

"No, you should all read today's newspapers!" He took pictures of several newspapers in front of his disapproving friends and said angrily: "We shouldn't listen to the hype of those tabloids. These authoritative media have all published it. Wayne’s explanation, even for this director, everyone should go see what the film is like!”

Her boyfriend was obviously very serious. Daisy threw down the playing cards in her hand and picked up a newspaper. The little fat man also put down the monster model in his hand and started looking at it together.

"Oh my god! The commander-in-chief also endorsed this movie!"

"Willen, only a fool would believe what a politician says!"

"But what Wayne said is so good. I think he is right. A lunatic's personal behavior should not be entirely blamed on the movie!"

Listening to the arguments of his friends, the corners of Ector Henry's mouth slowly raised. He knew that these people had been persuaded by him. Yes, what Wayne said was really good!

"Hey, hey! Guys! I have a proposition."

The little fat man clapped his hands, and when all his friends looked over, he said: "We can go to the theater early, watch "Joker" to support Wayne Greenberg, and then watch "Sleepless in Seattle" Support Tom Hanks! What do you think?"

"agree!"

"OK!"

"..."

In any case, these friends were persuaded by Ector Henry, and they quickly packed up and went out together, rushing to the theater where they often went.

But the unexpected thing is that the movie tickets for "Joker" are not so easy to buy. In this theater not far from the school, it will take forty minutes to get tickets for the latest "Joker", which will open soon. The place is already full.

Several people looked at each other with shock on their faces. "How about we wait for a while? Or watch a Tom Hanks romance movie first?"

"Wait a minute!" If it weren't for the fact that his friends weren't coming, Ector Henry would have wanted to watch the movie in advance. "We're seniors, guys. Remember when we first met, we watched Wayne's movies. Shouldn't we watch one of his movies again before graduation?"

"Okay, listen to you!"

After getting unanimous approval, he walked to the ticket window and said to the ticket seller inside: "Seven "Joker", yes, that's for the next show. Well, seven more "Sleepless in Seattle"! At 7 o'clock .”

Holding the movie tickets in their hands, several friends walked to the rest area together and waited for "Joker" to start in more than half an hour. Until they lined up to enter, several people were chatting non-stop like the movie fans who were queuing up together.

After entering the theater, Ector-Henry quickly discovered one thing. The media said that "Joker" was affected by the shooting and no one watched it. It was definitely a damn malicious hype!

At least their seats were full this time and the previous one. According to his observation, 100% of the people who came to watch the movie were young people, and that kind of elderly movie fans were simply rare.

But a few minutes after the movie started, the atmosphere in the theater fell silent. Everyone slowly became immersed in Arthur's life. Ten minutes later, even the sound of chewing popcorn and drinking Coke disappeared.

Two hours later, when the lights in the theater came on again, nearly 150 people in the audience spontaneously stood up and began a silent applause that lasted for several minutes.

Ector Henry and a few friends were no exception. They silently applauded the movie while thinking about their lives about to graduate.

"Fortunately, we didn't miss this movie. If we had, we might regret it for the rest of our lives!" Sensual Daisy hugged her boyfriend's arm and said with emotion in the waiting area of ​​the theater. “It’s so meaningful to be able to commemorate our friendship with this film and end our college years with Arthur.”

"you're right!"

Although everyone was still immersed in the emotions of the movie, they still nodded unanimously. Yes, I am so lucky to watch such a meaningful movie before entering society!

"Daisy, do you remember the website we found?" the little fat man said suddenly. "It's that website that has a lot of information about movies, actors, and directors, IMDB."

"Of course, that data center is very convenient."

"I'm going to give "Joker" ten points when I go back tonight!" the little fat man said with confidence, his expression full of seriousness. "'Joker' deserves ten points and deserves to be seen by more people. It is just like 'The Godfather' that is currently at the top of the list. They are both great films that can affect a person's life!"

Daisy shrugged. "Okay, I will also rate it, Ector, Jesse, everyone come together. "Joker" deserves to be seen by more confused young people."

Amid the turbulent media reports, the three days of the weekend have passed by in a flash, and the sun on Monday shines on the heads of early risers, indicating that the busy working day is about to begin.

Unlike ordinary white-collar workers, Wayne has been busy since he returned from Spain. First, he sent condolences and comforts in Colorado, and then returned to Los Angeles to participate in various media reports. Wayne finally has some free time today.

There is not much he can do. After the last round of bombing last weekend, the screening size will be reduced to 1 starting from this Monday. It is a normal screening rule.

On a golf course near the Santa Monica Valley in the Brenwood district of Los Angeles, Wayne was sitting under an umbrella and waiting for someone, while Nina was holding a copy of "Premier" magazine and a copy of Wei's printed book next to her. En’s photo of Time Magazine, he read it to his boss in a low voice.

"This weekend the North American theater market is undergoing a major reshuffle. Tom Hanks and "Sleepless in Seattle" ended "Joker's" three consecutive box office championships! It won the new week's box office championship with 50.78 million US dollars!

In second place is "Joker", which also rebounded strongly. After three weeks of screening, the film's box office continued to decline, but it saw a significant improvement this weekend, taking in a terrifying US$45.47 million in three days. number!

It is reported that the North American box office of this film has successfully exceeded 300 million US dollars, reaching a terrifying US$304.8 million. The overseas box office is still rising, and now the global box office has achieved more than 700 million US dollars. For this phenomenon..."

"Okay, Nina!" Waving to interrupt the assistant, Wayne stood up to greet his guest.

A battery car parked near the rest area, and George Lucas came up and gave him a warm hug, patted Wayne on the back and said: "Congratulations, kid! You are now the number one box-office film in North America." !”

"Thank you, George." After the hug, the two returned to the rest area, and Wayne said casually: "But it's hard to hold on. Spielberg's Dinosaur will be coming in a few days. Facing that family movie... …”

Having said this, he shook his head, knowing that the disadvantage of the movie-going crowd was irreparable. At that time, everyone will see another film that is unreasonable and does not follow the laws of the market. The era of the whole family coming together to watch dinosaurs is coming!

"You have to compare it to know that. When Steven and I talked on the phone yesterday, they didn't dare to say that they could surpass the glory of "Joker". And Wayne, your movie is still being screened, and the box office of over 300 million is definitely not The end of it!”

The admiration in George Lucas's eyes was simply not concealed at all.

“The follow-up will rely on time to accumulate.”

The father of Star Wars was in a good mood today, with a smile on his face under his big beard. Wayne pointed at the grass and said: "Sorry, George, I'm not very good at playing this kind of sport! There are some reasons why I asked you to come here. I want to talk about things.”

"I know, football? You are the pride of our University of Southern California. It's a pity that you didn't continue playing! Tell me what happened."

Obviously, George Lucas knew his schoolmate specifically and knew that he had played on the school team.

"About my father!" Looking at the old man carefully, Wayne organized his words, fearing that the other man would not want to tell him. "Originally, I didn't want to bring up the past, and my parents didn't want to talk about the past. They live a very peaceful and happy life now.

However, someone investigated me some time ago and also investigated the farm where my parents live. My private detective analyzed that the target of the other party was my father. "